Hacker News with Generative AI: Foreign Aid

How much foreign aid is spent domestically rather than overseas? (ourworldindata.org)
In many countries, a substantial share of aid is spent domestically on hosting refugees, offering student scholarships, and administrative costs.
Foreign Aid, Development Aid, Domestic Spending, Public Policy, International Relations
6 points by therabbithole 9 days ago | 0 comments
It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life (ourworldindata.org)
Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.
Foreign Aid, Economics, Global Development
225 points by surprisetalk 22 days ago | 395 comments
Gates warns of deaths if Trump and Musk don't reinstate foreign aid funding (fortune.com)
Bill Gates is worried that "millions" of lives are on the line if U.S. foreign aid funding isn't reinstated.
Politics, World Health, Philanthropy, Foreign Aid
22 points by geox 43 days ago | 17 comments
Is USAID mainly serving US interests? (2013) (cepr.net)
An op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek yesterday lays out the case for USAID reform, highlighting the case of contractors in Haiti (and citing this blog) as an example. The piece, by Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development, also examines the politicized nature of USAID practices.
Foreign Aid, Politics, USA, Haiti, Development
16 points by isolli 59 days ago | 19 comments
USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid (cnn.com)
USAID, Politics, Government, Foreign Aid, Trump Administration
11 points by nico 59 days ago | 0 comments
US spent millions on STD prevention in Gaza. But it was a province in Mozambique (middleeasteye.net)
On his second day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend all of its foreign aid programmes to other countries, saying the previous administration of Joe Biden had allocated money to unnecessary assistance programmes.
Politics, International Relations, Foreign Aid, Middle East, Africa
14 points by Qem 62 days ago | 20 comments
TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Boosting Odds of Passage (wsj.com)
TikTok, Legislation, Social Media, Politics, Foreign Aid
31 points by nickthegreek 349 days ago | 14 comments
TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Boosting Odds of Passage (wsj.com)
TikTok, Legislation, Foreign Aid, United States
12 points by marban 350 days ago | 12 comments